Germany must transpose the EU Environmental Crime Directive into national law by 21 May, 2026. The Environmental Crime Directive primarily aims to expand and intensify corporate liability. Companies should therefore conduct a...more
8/25/2025
/ Compliance Management Systems ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Crimes ,
Environmental Liability ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Germany ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
2023 has seen a rise of a range of ambitious ESG regulations especially in the EU. Due to the ongoing transition from a soft law to a hard law environment cast in national and supranational laws and regulations,...more
The European Commission (“EC”) gets started with its plans to improve toy safety in Europe with a Public Consultation leading the way to a new legislative proposal envisaged for Q4 2022. The new legislation is expected to put...more